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Trying to run a Makefile from the command line - '.' is not recognised

I need some help with this. I am on Windows 10, and I am trying to run a Makefile to build a little C program. I did not write the Makefile, it is prescribed by the teacher to be used for testing (we cannot write our own tests for some reason).

This is the Makefile, in full:

LIB=./lib/mylist.c

TEST1=func_test1
TEST2=func_test2
TEST3=func_test3
TEST4=func_test4
TEST5=func_test5

TEST1_EXE=$(TEST1).out
TEST1_SRC=./tests/$(TEST1).c
TEST2_EXE=func_test2.out
TEST2_SRC=./tests/func_test2.c
TEST3_EXE=func_test3.out
TEST3_SRC=./tests/func_test3.c
TEST4_EXE=func_test4.out
TEST4_SRC=./tests/func_test4.c
TEST5_EXE=func_test5.out
TEST5_SRC=./tests/func_test5.c

all:
    gcc -std=c99 -o $(TEST1_EXE) $(TEST1_SRC) $(LIB) -I./include/
    gcc -std=c99 -o $(TEST2_EXE) $(TEST2_SRC) $(LIB) -I./include/
    gcc -std=c99 -o $(TEST3_EXE) $(TEST3_SRC) $(LIB) -I./include/
    gcc -std=c99 -o $(TEST4_EXE) $(TEST4_SRC) $(LIB) -I./include/
    gcc -std=c99 -o $(TEST5_EXE) $(TEST5_SRC) $(LIB) -I./include/

test:
    ./$(TEST1_EXE) > $(TEST1).youranswer
    diff $(TEST1).youranswer $(TEST1).answer >> scoring_result
    ./$(TEST2_EXE) > $(TEST2).youranswer
    diff $(TEST2).youranswer $(TEST2).answer >> scoring_result
    ./$(TEST3_EXE) > $(TEST3).youranswer
    diff $(TEST3).youranswer $(TEST3).answer >> scoring_result
    ./$(TEST4_EXE) > $(TEST4).youranswer
    diff $(TEST4).youranswer $(TEST4).answer >> scoring_result
    ./$(TEST5_EXE) > $(TEST5).youranswer
    diff $(TEST5).youranswer $(TEST5).answer >> scoring_result

So, to be clear, I did not write it. This should be functional.

Anyway, I open up the cmd, go to my directory, say "make" and it seems to be working. But when I write "make test", again on instructions from the teacher to make the tests run, I get the following response from the cmd:

./func_test1.out > func_test1.youranswer
'.' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

So it's probably a missing path variable (I've been having issues with those). But where in the world do I find the folder that the '.' command / lexeme is located?

Solution

  • That Makefile was written for a unix-like shell, not cmd. In particular, cmd needs 

    .\func_test1.out > func_test1.youranswer

    (i.e. \ backslash, not / slash).